Using a GPS made life a lot easier but isn't necessary. The track to the plane wreck is currently marked well with pink tape. I completed the walk after it had rained and the path was very slippery but still manageable. The decent down to the wreck was very muddy and slippery as a result. We got there around 7am and the mountain was still covered in clouds which made for a great misty walk through the forest. Saw wallabies, a goanna, a massive skink and many many MANY leeches. Not much to see there but was nice to tick it off. Also went to Mt D'aguilar which is only probably a 10 minute diversion. Not much left of the plane, looks like just the tail section and someone pinched the ATSB report that used to be attached to the wreckage. I remember doing it years and years ago and it was a bush bash most of the way. Surprisingly this track is really well marked with heaps of pink ribbon and piles of rocks. The sun is mostly blocked out by the trees for the entire trip and the rainforest makes it quite a few degrees cooler. There are a few fallen trees you need to negotiate, otherwise nothing too difficult. The only really difficult part of the hike is the last 500m or so downhill to the plane which can be rocky and slippery. Saw one snake, heaps of leeches however, keep checking your boots. We spent a 1/2 hour at the plane and the total trip was 3 hours. Great walk, only about 1hr 15min each way. It had rained ~5 days beforehand, but the track is so shaded I'd expect it to stay wet for a long while after rain. A large tree has blocked the path so unless you can climb it (~1m), you'll need to go around it and find the track.įew leeches around. Pink tape is pretty sparse before the cairns, but ok afterwards. The cairns at the point where you turn left is only shin height - don't miss it. This track was good, very narrow and overgrown at times with it appearing like there are many "forks" in the track (really, they're other trails or just plain false starts). If you lost a knife on this track, get in touch please! Paced myself on way back up, also hiked to summit. Nice walk - steep in parts - not sure where the 5hrs comes from 1hr 15 mins there and 1 hr 5 mins back 2 hours 30 minutes return, check yourself for ticks after the walk. Only tricky bit is following the track on the last descent towards the wreck, note the there is a large fallen tree with a gap cut in it to let you through. Went with a new GPS as expected navigation to be tricky, but it was easy - lots of 'Piper Comanche Track' signs, pink tape has been removed. As others have mentioned before, lots of leeches on the way, so keep that in mind too. Most of the walk was really easy except that last descent, rocks get slippery after the rain, so be careful and wear quality footwear. GPS was nice to have but mostly unnecessary. The plane wasn’t too difficult to find, thanks to heaps of signs, marks and red ribbons. Nice track, took around 2.5 hours in total + some time at the plane wreck. Its about 30 meters past the gate on the right. The start is hard to find from fire trail. All up about 2.5 hours return with some stops along the way. Reiterating point below, the palm forest before the descent to the plane wreck is an easy place to get lost - the route isn't clear. All ribbons are removed from the walk now - didn't see one. There is currently a stick planted in the ground at a cairn of stones. As per previous comments, it's about 30m in on the fire trail to the right. This walk was listed in the Bushpeople's Guide to Bushwalking in South-East Queensland.Ī very well signed walk, except, ironically, for the trail head. Multiple search and rescues happen in this area on a regular basis. Careful navigation is required on this section of the route to avoid becoming lost and spending the night out in the forest. This combined with decoys of pink tape often lead walkers to the South (veering left at the ridge top) towards Love Creek. This section of the forest has lots of tree roots and rocks on the ground, so the route is not well defined in this location. Many walkers come unstuck here missing the turn right back along the main ridge route towards the carpark. Take care when returning to the top of the ridge after visiting the plane wreck. The wreck is on the northern side of a small stream. Follow the faint trail northeast down a rocky and steep hillside for approx. 3km until you see a small cairn of stones. Follow this old logging trail for approx. Just after the Lepidozamia track gate take the smaller trail to the east. Mapsĭ'Aguilar National Park, South D'Aguilar section Route/Trail notes Start at the Lepidozamia Track, 5.5km north of the Maiala picnic ground.
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